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MLC Asset Management appoints fixed income head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
NAB's MLC Asset Management has named a new head for its Antares fixed income business, with the outgoing head to stay with the business. Mark Kiely will move into the role at end of this month. Outgoing head of Antares fixed income Ken Hyman will ...

Advice important for family conscious: Perpetual

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... relationship with a financial adviser and a higher level of engagement on things like the will, a home loan or an investment portfolio," Lembit said. "Family and the need to protect family is at the core of what drives financial behaviour. Family protectors ...

Clime launches new SMA portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Clime Investment Management has launched four new separately managed account portfolios to help diversify self-directed investors' wealth amid skyrocketing volatility. Investors can now access Clime's balanced (35% defensive, 65% growth), growth ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... and vice-chancellor, Professor Ian Jacobs, said the university's divestment of fossil fuel assets in its investment portfolio supports its net zero emissions goal, in line with the Paris Agreement commitment to limit global warming to 1.5C. "UNSW has ...

TAL loses super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
TAL has lost a group insurance mandate following a comprehensive review by the super fund's trustee. Members of Freedom of Choice, an offering under the AMG Super umbrella, have been notified that TAL will no longer provide their group insurance ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... "We encourage the companies we invest in to set Paris Agreement aligned targets, which will decarbonise our investment portfolio over time." In November last year Financial Standard reported that the fund's exposure to fossil fuels actually increased ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
The multi-asset manager has warned of the effects of climate change on investor's portfolios, urging them to assess a company's "carbon footpath" over eliminating polluters altogether. AXA Investment Managers found that listed companies are responsible ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... staying true to their ethical values. "This kind of approach enables quantitative asset managers to create an investment portfolio that strikes the right balance between sustainability objectives and risk and return expectations for each client," it ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... the expected merger between First State Super and VicSuper in mid-2020, we will not fill the responsible investment portfolio manager role at this time," she said. "First State Super and VicSuper are strongly aligned in our approach to RI, and the investments ...

New super fund to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
A new superannuation fund is set to launch next week focused on sustainable investing. Elevate Super will launch on Wednesday next week, a spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard. Elevate is a sub-plan of Aracon Superannuation, a subsidiary of ...